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The story behind The Brahma and me

With my first toe-tip into the blogosphere in March 2010, I began writing about my critter crew and life on the farm—their shenanigans and my delight in sharing time and space with them, as well as my reflections and my spiritual journey.

Reared in the Seattle suburbs and more importantly having never set foot on a farm, I had passed the half century mark before adopting my first calf.

Sent by my publisher to shoot dairy farms during dairy month in 1998, I captured on film a farmer pulling a half Holstein-half Brahma from his mother’s womb. At 11 days, I adopted him. Named Sonny, he rode to his new home inside the largest wire dog crate I could find placed in the back of the Dodge Ram.

For the first year of his life Sonny’s companions were primarily All-American canines. The farm has grown to include three bovines, Sonny, Holly and Buff; two equines--a line-back dun filly named Bebe and a Palomino paint gelding named Jack; two canines Sam and Luke; and 10 felines. All are rescues except for the horses.

Images from my life

Barnum Point

Monarch butterfly

Holly & Jackie find grain

Any grain pellets Jack left behind earlier Sid helps him find

Reaching

Holly’s first snow

Camano Island

Kirkland

Jack checks blade of grass

Jackie straddles Sonny

Sunflower & bee

Self portrait

Recent rescue Luke

Sonny

Author

Apparitions at water’s edge

He continued to affectionately groom her

Mock orange

The flashlight reveals Buff reclining in the grass

Bebe in halter

Girl with long black hair

Jack grooms Buff

Buff hugs Bebe

Gordy

Bebe in pasture

Jack & Bebe in pasture

Sonny required bottle feeding several times a day (photo by MJ Branch)

An outdoor spit bath (photo by MJ Branch)

Man with goatee

Frequently Sonny entertains his neighbors

We have been close friends since his birth June 11, 1998 (photo by MJ Branch)

Sonny shows me affection

Cabin with windows

Gregarious Jack

Camano Island & hills

Snow replenishes

My beloved Bone

Gabrielle visits Jack (Photo by Maggie S.)

Bird flies

Mel

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Jack paces while Sonny, Bebe, Holly and Buff wait patiently for feeding
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